Autographic register



Jan. 6. 1925. 1,522,247

L. JENSEN ET AL AUTOGRAPHI C REGI STER Filed Jan; 25, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 5 1,522,247

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Application filed. January 25, 1924.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, LOUIS Jansen and CHARLES WINTER, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Chicago, in

This invention relates to autographic registers wherein a plurality of paper strips are fed through the same across the platen and are discharged from thestructure at one end, and the lower strip known as the record strip is wound upon a spool or core to be stored within the casing. More particularly, the present structure relates to the mechanism for winding the record strip upon the storage spool or roll and has, for its primary object, .the provision of means that will automatically discontinue the winding of the record strip at a predeten mined point during the delivery of each set of tickets, so that a certain amount of slack is created in the record strip between the feeding mechanism and the record strip winding spool or core.

In autographic registers of the type where the record strip is fed across the writing table or platen and wound upon a spool,

there is a steady pull upon the strip dur-' ing the winding of the spool'which pull increases as the diameter of the roll on the 'spool becomes greater. When the automatic means for stopping the delivery of the strips ceases to function at the end. of each set of tickets, this pull upon the record strip frequently becomes so great as to draw .this strip out of alinement and often tears the same. ltis to overcome this inherent objection that the present structure has been designed so as to create a slack in the record strip between the feeding mechanism and the record winding: spool while the ticket feeding mechanism will continue to function to the end of eaclr set of tickets. This is done by stopping the rotation of the winding spool automatically prior to the end of each set of tickets, and the structure is so made that suitable adjustment is possible for the purpose of permitting the stoppage of the record winding spooi at predetermined points. This also enables the use,

Serial No. 688,492.

within certain limits, of any length of ticket in the register, and the stoppage will automatically take place at the point atwhich the mechanism has been adjusted.

I Further advantages of the present structure reside in providing mechanism to accomplish the before-mentioned functions in a novel and simple manner and with elements which may be readily assembled in registers already fabricated.

Further objects will be apparent to others skilled in this art, and it is preferred to carry out the invention in substantially the manner hereinafter fully described and as more particularly pointed out in the claims. Reference will now be made to the accompanyin drawings that. form a part of this speci' cation and which illustrate a Figure 1 is a vertical side elevation of one end of an autographic register showing a portion of the driving and feeding mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a vertical end elevation, partly in section, of the delivery end of the register illustrated in Figure 1 and showing the present invention incorporated therein.

F 1g. 3 is av vertical section takenon line 3-3 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. l is a view of the structure illustrated in Figure 3 showing the record strip winding mechanism in a clianged position.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of a fragmentary portion of the structure, the view being taken online 5--5 of Figure 2.

Fig. (i is a horizontal section taken on line 6-6 of Figure 1 showing in detail a portion of the strip starter mechanism.

Referring more particularly to Figures 1 and 2, it will be seen the register preferably comprises a housing or casing consisting of a base 10, having vertical longitudinal side walls 11 arising from the longitudinal edges thereof and secured to the upper portions of saidwalls isthe platen or writing walls, is a fenestrated cover member or plate 13 which maintains the paper strips fiat upon the platen. The writing is done through the window in the cover plate-and the latter may be lifted on its hinges for bed 12, while hinged to the latter, or to the side strips of paper are wound in the -form of rolls l4 journalled in suitable bearings 15 on opposite sides of the housing and the wall at the delivery end of the register is in the form of a gate or door 16 that is hinged at its lower end upon a transverse, rod 17 so that it may he dropped down for ready access to the interior and said door is maintained in closed position by means of the hook 18 that is engaged by a spring controlled latch element 19.

Mounted within the hood 20 of the cover plate and extending transversely across the delivery end of the register is a feed roller 21, the spindle or trunnion of which at or adjacent one end is provided with a pinion 22 that is in mesh. with a pinion 23 carried upon the adjacent portion of a hollow shaft 2% that journaled in the side walls of the register below and in vertical alinernent with feed roller 21.

Suitable friction devices in the form of disks or flanged sleeves :25 and 28 are so cured upon the tubular shaft and disposed upon each side of the center length of said shaft, and said disks are so located that they will register with the post holes or apertures in the paper strips as thelatter pass through the register, and when said disks come into contact with the roller 21 through these post holes the forward teed oi the paper strips will he stopped. A. su table starter mechanism is provided to in itially feed the strips until such time as the dislrswill strips to feed the next set of tickets. This may he in the form starter clutch mechanism which will he descrihec. Near the center length the tuhular shaft 24; as a collar 2? secured to it immediately djacent thereto is a sea annulus or ring 28 that is serrated upon its periphery an has a conical internal here so that in its normal position this annulus is disengaged from the feed roller 21 and the paper strips passing thereloetween and hangs loose or pendant upon the tuhula; because o the tact that be e is of greater diameter than the donated upon the adjacent portion or the tubular shaft 234: is cone 2 9,

the exterior which corresponds lll angular-it with the conical here of the annulus 28 which is serrated as shown.

This cone is are 5:. along the tubular shaft s ot a coiled e2:-

toward collar pansion spri ounds the seats between case i c "cone and the adag nt 1-1 will rotate with the h leases? in the tubular shaft, which pin also passes through the adjacent portion of a solid interior shaft 34 mounted within the tubular shaft. Any suitable means are provided for shifting the solid shaft within the tubular shaft in order to engage and disengage the starter clutch mechanism for initially feeding the paper strips at the beginning of each set of tickets. Mounted upon the tubular shaft 24 between the side 7 wall and the crank 31 is a sleeve 35 having worm threads 35 thereon and engageahle therewith is an arm 36 having a concave recess 38 and which is rocked upon its pivot 62. A spring 3? pulling on. a lateral finger 64. urges the arm 86 towards the worm sleeve and shaft and maintains the same in desired relation, and a pin 36 passes through the sleeve and alining slots 37* in the tubular shaft 24 in order to permit the sleeve to S rotate with but he moved longitudinally on the shaft, due to the co-operation o'l 36 with theworrn sleeve 35. This pin passes through the adjacent end of solid shalt and when said worm sleeve inoves longitudinally upon the shaft 24; it will draw solid shaft 34 with it so as to disengage the starter clutch elements. W hen the cone 29 is in engagement with the annulus 28 so that it is'concentric with the tubular shaft 9 2e worrn sleeve 35 will be engaged h the arm 36 and the annulus will he eng with the periphery of the feed roller so that by rotating the crank the strips between the annulus 5/38 and said to i er will he led forwardly so as to car nnper rated portions oi the pap the flanged disks 25 and 2,6

7 these disks begin to feed the hen the finger 36 chest gages the 10s? A i end of the worm sleeve 5%, in which tion e concave poi ion will fall across end of the sleeve the cone 29 will on entire? disenga ed from i r a few rev-o hut thefeeding; is son of the dislrs 25 and i" o-unte I below the and the teedin anism sc ii 5., is asha'lt; 8

of whi a ed in the manna-7 chronizes the rotation of shaft 28 with the feeding mechanism upon shaft 24 and actuates the shaft 38 by means of the crankv 31. Mounted upon'shaft 38 so as to rotate therewith but capable of longitudinal movement thereon is a worm44; the same being connected to the shaft by means of a transverse pin 45 that passes through a longitudinally elongated slot 46 in the shaft 38. A coiled expansion spring 47 surrounds the shaft 38 between the gear 39 thereon and the adjacent end of the worm 44 so as to urge the latter towards the opposite end of said shaft. Mounted upon rocker shaft 48 and positioned below the shaft 38 is a crescent shaped arm 49 of preferably the same contour as the transverse sectional shape of the worm' 44, and has, upon its adjacent face, a rib 50 that is adapted to engage the worm between adjacent threads thereon. The rocker-shaft is surrounded by a coiled spring 51 having one end secured thereto, and its opposite end engaging an adjacent portion of the register side wall so as to urge the arm 49 toward the worm 44 and shaft 38. The normal sition of this arm is shown in detail in Flgure 3 of the drawings, which is at the end of the worm opposite that engaged by the spring so as to resist the urging of the spring, but when the shaft 48 is rocked so as to lift the arm to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 4 the worm will be released and the spring will push the same toward the end of theshaft. Upon the arm 49 being released, it will cause the rib 50 toengage the threads of the worm, and the rotation of the worm shaft will gradually move the worm back to its normal position and permit the arm to drop again upon shaft 48 after leaving the end of the worm to maintain the same in its first position with the spring contracted. The arm 49 is adjustably secured upon the shaft 48 by means of the screw 52 so that the same may be set for any length of movement with the arm in engagement with the worm which will cause a predetermined length of the record strip being wound u on the spool or core prior to the creation 0 the slack.

A link 53 is connected at its lower end' 55 upon an L-sha-ped bell-crank. The bellcran'k has its lateral arm'56 pivotally mounted upon a pin or screw 57 secured to the adjacent side wall of the register and at the end farthest from the pivot said arm 56 is provided with an extension 58 that is provided with a transverse guide pin 59 that projects through a segmental slot 60 in the side wall of the register. The arm 61 which is a part of the finger 36 is mounted upon a lateral stud 62 and a depressible lever 63 extends radially therefrom in an upwardly inclined direction. A finger 64 extends downwardly from the guide pin 59 so that when the lever 63 is depressed to raise the finger 36 from the worm sleeve, the finger 64 will move the pin 59 towards the op site end of the segmental slot 60 which 'Wlll os cillate the bell-crank upon the pivot 57 and thereby move the link 53 longitudinally and rock the shaft 48. This latter movement will cause the arm 49 to move laterally away from the worm 44. The longer member 65 of the bell-crank extends atsubstantially right angles to the arm 56 and has upon its outer end a plurality of serrations or teeth 66, the purpose of which will hereinafter strips that are superposed upon and move across the platen, and in the present structure this record strip is designated b character R. The record strip after passing the feed roller extends downwardly to a winding spool or core 67 upon which the record strip is wound, and said core is provided with a central bushing 68 of rectangular cross section. A shaft, 69, also of rectangular cross section enters this bushing and has one end extended beyond the adjacent side wall of the register, as seen in detail in Figure 5 so that the same may be withdrawn to remove the spool or core to take out the record roll. Between the adjacent end of the core 67 and the side wall of the register .is a disk 70 having serrations 71 upon its periphery, and interposed between it and the core is a circular guard plate 72. The disk 70 is provided with a centrally disposed squared opening, and surrounding said opening and extending from the disk is a cylindrical sleeve 73 that passes through the side wall of the register in which it is journalled and has a gear 74 mounted upon it outside said wall. This rmits the record strip core to be rotated E; means of the crank 31 when the register is in operation. Shaft 38 which carries the worm hereinbefore mentioned, extends outside the wall of the register and has a pinion 75 secured to it that is in mesh with provided with a slotted head 80, and itsinner end is provided with threads-81 so that the same may be screwed back and forth in a threaded opening in the side wall of the register, while lnter osed between the head of the stub sha t and the outer gear 76 isan X-shaped bowed spring 82, the tension of which may be increased or diminished by tightening or loosening the stub-shaft 77 with its head 80 against the spring. This causes the close contact be tween the friction disks 79, and, under when the arm 49 has caused the worm to move to the end of its movement, said arm will have dropped into position upon the shaft 38 upon which the Worm is mounted.

Likewise, the link 53 will be moved Ion-- because the rictional contact between these two gears is overcome by the stoppage of the record strip core. This stoppage may take place at any predetermined point depending upon the location of the arm 49 upon the shaft 48 and should be prior to the termination of the feeding ;movement of a set of tickets so that after said record strip core has been stopped the record strip will continue to be moved from the feeding me: hanism and will accumulate a small amount of slack between said feed mechanism and the spool or core. Each time the lever 63 is depressed to start the discharge or feeding of a new set of tickets, the bellcrank is lifted to disengage the serrations 66 from the teeth 71 on the disk and also lifts the arm 49 from the worm to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 4, which allows the spring 47 to move the worm to the position shown in Figure 2, after which the arm 49 will assume the position shown in full lines in Figure 4: which is in engagement with the worm. The operation is then repeated as often as a new set of tickets is fed and discharged from the register, and each time the feeding mechanism is operated a smallamount ofslack'may be created between said feeding mechanism and the core of the record stri roll so that a binding or undue pulling o the strip is avoided.

What is claimed as new is 1. In an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough, means for winding the record strip, a worm driven by said feeding means,

insane? an arm coacting with said worm, and means operatively connected with said arm for stopping the operation of said winding means prior to the stoppage of the feeding means said stopping means including friction devices whereby slack is created in the record strip.

2. In an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough, means for Winding. the record strip, a worm driven by said feeding means, an armcoacting with said worm, and adjustable means operatively connected with said arm for stopping the operation of said winding means at a predetermined point prior to the stoppage of the feeding means said stopping .means including friction devices whereby slack is created in the record strip.

3. ln an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough, an element upon which the record strip is wound, mechanism operatively connecting said element to said feeding means, a worm driven by said feeding means, an arm coa'cting with said worm, and means operatively connected with said arm for stopping said devices prior to the stoppage of the feeding means said stopping means including friction devices whereby slack is created in the record strip.

4. In an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough an element upon which the record strip is wound, mechanism operatively connecting said element to. said feeding means, frictional devices connecting portions of said mechanism, a worm driven by said feeding means, an arm coacting with said worm, and means operatively connected with said arm for stopping said winding element prior to the stoppage of said feeding means whereby the friction of said devices is overcome and slack is created in the record strip.

5. In an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough, an element upon 'WlllCll the record strip is wound, mechanism operatively connecting said element to said feeding means, friction devices connecting portions of said mechanism, a worm driven by'said feeding means, an armcoacting with said worm, and adjustable means operatively connected with said arm for stopping said winding element at a predetermined point rior to the stoppage of said feeding means whereby the friction of said devices is overcome and slack is created in the record strip.

6. In an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough, a rotatable element upon which the record strip is wound, pawl and ratchet devices co-acting with said element, mechanism operatively connecting said winding element to said feeding means and including friction elements, a worm driven by said feeding means,.an arm coacting with said worm, and adjustable means operatively connected with said arm for moving said pawl to cause the same to engage said ratchet at predetermined points whereby said winding element is stopped prior to the feeding means to create slack in the recordstrip.

7. In an autographic register, means for feeding paper strips therethrough, means for winding the record strip having fric tional connection with said first means, pawl and ratchet devices co-acting with said record winding means, a longitudinally movable worm rotated .by one of said means,-

8. In an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough, means for winding a record strip having frictional connection with said first means, a ratchet wheel mounted upon an element of said second means, a pawl adapted to be moved to and from said wheel, a shaft rotated by one of said means having a threaded portion that rotates therewith and moves longitudinally thereon, a pivoted member movable into and out of engagement with the threaded portion of said shaft and opperatively connected with said pawl and maintaining the threaded portion of said shaft normally at one of the limits of its movement, and means for temporarily disengaging said member from said shaft, whereby durin the rotation of said shaft with said mem er in engagement with the threaded ortion thereof the latter is moved to the fu limit of its movement and permits said pivoted member to move off the end of the threaded portion of said shaft and thereby causes the pawl to engage the ratchet wheel and stop the winding of the record spool.

9. In an autographic register, means for moving paper strips therethrough, an element upon which the record strip is wound,

a gear train operatively connectin said element to said feeding means, two o the gears of said train disposed side by side in frictional engagement with each other, a worm driven by said feeding means, an arm coacting with said worm, and means operatively connected with said arm for stopping said gear train between said side by side gears and said element whereby said feeding means continues to operate, and slack is created in the record strip.

10.In an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough, an element upon Which the record strip is Wound, gearing operatively connecting said element to said feeding means, two of the gears thereof arranged side by side, friction devices disposed between said side by side gears, a worm driven by said feeding-means, an arm coacting with said worm, and means operatively con-= nected with said armfo-r stopping wind.- ing element prior to the stoppage of the feeding means whereby the ears between said feeding means and sai friction devices continue to operate and slack is thereby created in the record strip.

11. In an autographic register, feeding means for moving paper strips therethrough, means for winding the record strip 7 said pawl for maintaining said worm normally at one of the limits of its longitudinal movement, and means for temporarily disengaging said member from said worm whereby during the rotation of said worm in engagement with said pivoted member the former is moved to the other limit'of its movement and permits said member to move off the end of the worm and thereby cause the pawl to engage the ratchet wheel and stop the winding of the record stri 12. In an autographic register, means or moving paper strips therethrough, means for winding the record strip having operative connection with said first means, a ratchet wheel mounted on said winding means, a pawl engageable with said whee and normally disengaged therefrom, a worm having both rotatable and longitudinal movement, a spring urging said worm to one of the limits of its movement, a member pivoted to engage said worm after the same has been moved to the said limit of its movement, and a link connecting said member with said pawl, whereby the rotation of said worm moves the same longitudinally against said spring and when said pivoted member has disengaged the end of said worm said link is moved to cause the pawl to engage the ratchet and stop further rotation of the winding means.

13. In an autographlc register including means for moving paper strips therethrongh, a rotatable core upon which the record strip is wound and having a serrated flange at one end, a pawl coactable with the serrations on said flange, and means -for moving said pawl into engagement with said serrations prior to the stoppage of the paper strip feeding means, consisting -(if a rotatable and longitudinal siicla-ble Worm, a, rock shaft means connecting said rock shaft and said pawl, and an arm adjustable 10ngi-' tudinally upon said shaft and co-acting with said Worm whereby When said Worm is rotated said arm causes the former to move longitudinally until said arm has disengaged therefrom whereby said shaft is rocked and saici pawiis-engeged with said serrated. flange to stop the further rotation of said Winding core.

Signed at (Eh-Imago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 15th day of January, 1924f Gems. "WINTER. LOUIS JENSEN, 

